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Michael Wenden Personal information Full name Michael Vincent Wenden Nickname(s) "Mick", "Mike" Nationality 
AustraliaBorn November 17, 1949
Sydney, New South WalesHeight 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) freestyle Club Victoria Medal recordMen's swimming Competitor for AustraliaOlympic Games Gold 1968 Mexico City 100 m freestyle Gold 1968 Mexico City 200 m freestyle Silver 1968 Mexico City 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Silver 1973 Belgrad 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1973 Belgrad 100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games Gold 1966 Kingston 110 yds freestyle Gold 1966 Kingston 4×110 yds freestyle Gold 1966 Kingston 4×220 yds freestyle Gold 1970 Edinburgh 100 m freestyle Gold 1970 Edinburgh 200 m Freestyle Gold 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle Gold 1970 Edinburgh 4×200 m freestyle Gold 1974 Christchurch 100 m freestyle Gold 1974 Christchurch 4×200 m freestyle Silver 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley Silver 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle Silver 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m medley Bronze 1974 Christchurch 200 m freestyle Michael ("Mike") Vincent Wenden AM MBE (born 17 November 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales) was a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100 and 200m freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.
In 2000 Wenden was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
He currently is the operator of the Palm Beach Aquatic Centre on the Gold Coast.
References
Records Preceded by
Ken WalshMen's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (long course)
19 October 1968–23 August 1970Succeeded by
Mark SpitzOlympic Champions in Men's 100 m Freestyle 1896: Alfréd Hajós • 1904 (100 yards): Zoltán Halmay • 1906: Charles Daniels • 1908: Charles Daniels • 1912: Duke Kahanamoku • 1920: Duke Kahanamoku • 1924: Johnny Weissmuller • 1928: Johnny Weissmuller • 1932: Yasuji Miyazaki • 1936: Ferenc Csík • 1948: Walter Ris • 1952: Clarke Scholes • 1956: Jon Henricks • 1960: John Devitt • 1964: Don Schollander • 1968: Michael Wenden • 1972: Mark Spitz • 1976: Jim Montgomery • 1980: Jörg Woithe • 1984: Rowdy Gaines • 1988: Matt Biondi • 1992: Alexander Popov • 1996: Alexander Popov • 2000: Pieter van den Hoogenband • 2004: Pieter van den Hoogenband • 2008: Alain Bernard
Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m Freestyle 1900: Frederick Lane • 1904 (220 yards): Charles Daniels • 1968: Michael Wenden • 1972: Mark Spitz • 1976: Bruce Furniss • 1980: Sergey Kopliakov • 1984: Michael Groß • 1988: Duncan Armstrong • 1992: Yevgeny Sadovyi • 1996: Danyon Loader • 2000: Pieter van den Hoogenband • 2004: Ian Thorpe • 2008: Michael Phelps
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 100 m Freestyle 1930 – 1934: 100 Yards Freestyle • 1938 – 1966: 110 Yards Freestyle • 1970 – 2010: 100 Metres Freestyle 1930: Munroe Bourne (CAN) • 1934: George Burleigh (CAN) • 1938: Bob Pirie (CAN) • 1950: Peter Salmon (CAN) • 1954: Jon Henricks (AUS) • 1958: John Devitt (AUS) • 1962: Dick Pound (CAN) • 1966 – 1974: Michael Wenden (AUS) • 1978: Mark Morgan (AUS) • 1982: Neil Brooks (AUS) • 1986: Greg Fasala (AUS) • 1990: Andrew Baildon (AUS) • 1994: Stephen Clarke (CAN) • 1998: Michael Klim (AUS) • 2002: Ian Thorpe (AUS) • 2006: Simon Burnett (ENG) • 2010: Brent Hayden (CAN)
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m Freestyle 1970: Michael Wenden (AUS) • 1974: Steve Badger (AUS) • 1978: Ron McKeon (AUS) • 1982: Andrew Astbury (ENG) • 1986: Robert Gleria (AUS) • 1990: Martin Roberts (AUS) • 1994: Kieren Perkins (AUS) • 1998: Ian Thorpe (AUS) • 2002: Ian Thorpe (AUS) • 2006: Ross Davenport (ENG) 2010: Robert Renwick (SCO)
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay 1962 – 1966: 4×110 Yards Freestyle • 1970 – 2010: 4×100 Metres Freestyle 1962: Australia (Dickson, Rose, Doak, Phelps) • 1966: Australia (Dickson, Ryan, Wenden, Windle) • 1970: Australia (White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish) • 1974: Canada (?, ?, ?, ?) • 1978: Canada (Sawchuk, MacDonald, Smith, Szmidt) • 1982: Australia (Brewer, Fasala, Delany, Brooks) • 1986: Australia (Fasala, Stockwell, Renshaw, Brooks) • 1990: Australia (Baildon, Fydler, Vander-Wal, Cooper) • 1994: Australia (Baildon, Fydler, Lange, Sheehan) • 1998: Australia (Callus, Fydler, Thorpe, Klim) • 2002: Australia (Callus, Pearson, Hackett, Thorpe) • 2006: South Africa (Zandberg, Ferns, Schoeman, Neethling) • 2010: Australia (Richardson, Sullivan, D'Orsogna, Magnussen)
Categories:- 1949 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Australian swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Australia
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- University of New South Wales alumni
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Male freestyle swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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